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Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham has been put on unpaid leave amid questions about “questionable spending,” the Asbury Park Press reports. Burham, who has been in the spotlight recentlyContinue reading "BROOKDALE PREZ PUT ON UNPAID LEAVE"
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CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS
Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley, right, has turned his sights on a raft of generous perks being paid to Brookdale Community College President Peter Burnham, according to a report inContinue reading "CURLEY TAKES AIM AT COLLEGE PREXY’S PERKS"
MAKING HISTORY SING… AND DANCE
Red Bank families packed the middle school auditorium Thursday night for a Black History Month celebration that included a performance by “James Brown,” above; hip-hop dancers, below, and a readingContinue reading "MAKING HISTORY SING… AND DANCE"
BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS
A “bike route network” map in the report details suggested locations for bike lanes, shared lanes, bike parking and more. Below, the cover page of the report. (Click to enlarge)Continue reading "BIKE & PED PLAN HITS THE STREETS"
RBR NAMES EX-PRINCIPAL AS NEW SUPER
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Jim Stefankiewicz (right) is returning for Act II at Red Bank Regional High School, this time to take the reins as superintendent. Stefankiewicz, RBR’s former principal, wasContinue reading "RBR NAMES EX-PRINCIPAL AS NEW SUPER"
RED BANK STUDENTS OWN UP TO GRADES
Fourth-grader Desiree Marshall shows her parents and explains the work she’s done this year in Red Bank Middle School’s first student-led conferences. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) ByContinue reading "RED BANK STUDENTS OWN UP TO GRADES"
RED BANK TO GET MORE FOUR-WAY STOPS
The intersection of River Street and Bridge Avenue is one of three leading to the Red Bank Primary School that will become four-way stops. (Click to enlarge) Red Bank MayorContinue reading "RED BANK TO GET MORE FOUR-WAY STOPS"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI A plan by  Middletown’s governing body to raid the public library’s $1.2 million surplus in a bid to save police jobs  has set off an  imbroglio inContinue reading "M’TOWN LIBRARY CENTER OF BUDGET BATTLE"
RED BANKER VIES FOR ‘MISS NEW JERSEY’
Quaniesha Frost of Red Bank won the Miss Tri-County competition last month and is getting ready to compete for the Miss New Jersey crown. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click toContinue reading "RED BANKER VIES FOR ‘MISS NEW JERSEY’"
RED BANK EVENT DROPS WISDOM ON WOMEN
High School girls take notes at Saturday’s Career Wise for Young Women seminar at the Oyster Point Hotel. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Shannon Belforti,Continue reading "RED BANK EVENT DROPS WISDOM ON WOMEN"
RUMSON: NO DAWGS ALLOWED ON THE LAWN
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI You can show school spirit all you want in Rumson. Just keep it off the lawn. A request that had sailed through in Fair Haven didn’t makeContinue reading "RUMSON: NO DAWGS ALLOWED ON THE LAWN"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Governor Chris Christie‘s made-for-YouTube roadshow is pulling into Middletown next week. The pugnacious darling of the GOP is planning a pit stop at the Veteran’s of ForeignContinue reading "CHRISTIE PLANS MIDDLETOWN TOWN HALL"
A Red Bank man whose homicidal knife attack at the borough primary school two years ago left his ex-girlfriend seriously injured has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison,Continue reading "MURDER TRY AT SCHOOL GETS MAN 15 YEARS"
Reflecting a statewide pattern, Red Bank Charter School students bested their district-school counterparts in standardized math and language tests in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the NewContinue reading "IN STUDENT TESTS, CHARTER TOPS DISTRICT"
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Listen up, young ladies. It’s time to start thinking about the future, and the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore and a slew of volunteer organizations areContinue reading "A DAY OF WISDOM FOR WOMEN"
PRE-K AT THE LIMIT, AND LIKELY TO STAY
Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, John Bombardier, with a pre-k student. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI After two years of growth, the number of childrenContinue reading "PRE-K AT THE LIMIT, AND LIKELY TO STAY"
GADFLIES CHALLENGE YMCA SETTLEMENT
The Red Bank council took heat over the deal from lawyer Bill Meyer. (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Red Bank’s litigation with the Community YMCAContinue reading "GADFLIES CHALLENGE YMCA SETTLEMENT"
AUTHOR DIPS INTO HISTORY OF THE NAVESINK
Rik vanHemmen, author of the newly published “A Chronology of Boating On the Navesink.” (Photo by Dustin Racioppi; click to enlarge) By DUSTIN RACIOPPI Rik van Hemmen has been allContinue reading "AUTHOR DIPS INTO HISTORY OF THE NAVESINK"
WESTERVELT BACK AT RBR AS INTERIM CHIEF
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI As Red Bank Regional‘s school board continues to search for a replacement for Superintendent Howard Lucks, right, a familiar face will step back into the main office.Continue reading "WESTERVELT BACK AT RBR AS INTERIM CHIEF"
The crime reports below were provided by the Red Bank Police Department for the period of December 10 to December 17, 2010. The information appears here unedited.. Theft occurring onContinue reading "POLICE BLOTTER"
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
Stunning rainbow over Red Bank as a big weekend storm approaches.
“FESTIVA” YACHT DOCKED AT MARINE PARK
Festiva, an 85-foot yacht, was docked at Marine Park on Friday night. Red Bank Green spoke to the owner, Everett Moore, who said that it was ...
OH NO! ELMO LOST!
A lost Elmo appears to be reaching out for help through the redbankgreen Partyline.
NAVESINK SPILLS OVER
Nor'easter stacks tides up in the Navesink, pushing the river over its (Red) banks.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WATCHES LINE DANCERS
redbankgreen Partyline captures Buzz Lighyear watching the line dancers on Broadwalk Monday night. 
EGRET-FUL END TO SUMMER
A great egret patrols the shallows of the Swimming River in front of the Red Bank Primary School last week. Submitted by Brian Donohue
COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD NOW OPEN ON HUDSON AVENUE
Community message board open! The RBPD has placed a mobile display board on Hudson Avenue. Send captions and messages you’d like to se ...
A CHIEF’S FAREWELL
Funeral services at St. James church and a large American flag suspended over Broad Street from an RBFD hook and ladder for former Red Bank ...
COIFFING GUARD
redbankgreen Partyline captures super cool crossing guard just chilllin'.
SURF TACO RE-OPENS NEW LOOK DINING ROOM
Partyliner captures Surf Taco's new look dining room.
STEEPLETOP RAVEN
redbankgreen Partyline: a raven calls out from atop the steeple of St. James Church.
CARPENTER OR COMPETITOR? HOT DOG TRUCK RIVALS EMERGE IN RED BANK
On the redbankgreen Partyline: with two new hot dog vendors opening this summer, even a carpenter's box truck makes one wonder.
BOONDOCKS SWAN
redbankgreen Partyline: Swan on the Navesink River as seen from Boondocks restaurant.
9/11 TRIBUTE
Bailey Bryce Holiday and her father Bobby Holiday Jr. paint the lawn at Riverside Gardens Park Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming comme ...
PILGRIM BAPTIST TO JAMAICA
Recently, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank traveled to Trelawny Parish of Jamaica on a Relief & Recovery Mission Trip.  The Mission T ...
SNAIL WEATHER
Overnight rains and warm humid temperatures brought out a parade of snails along the access path to the Red Bank Primary School near Locust ...
ECHOES OF THE PAST IN TILE
Next to Playa Bowls. Always fascinated how this has stood here this long. (Submitted by Joseph Jakub)
VIVA LA ELSIE’S
redbankgreen Partyline captures French visitor enjoying a pickle sub from Elsie's.
Truck strike downs pole
A truck struck a utility pole at the intersection of Catherine Street and Shrewsbury Avenue at about 8 am Monday morning. The pole wss compl ...
THRONGS FLOCK TO RED BANK STREET FAIR
redbankgreen Partyline: Thousands fill the streets of Red Bank for street fair.